The last time you fell...

Sarah Raymond Cunningham wrote what's below.  Her whole piece can be found here.

Sarah starts with, "If you can’t remember the last time you fell, that may mean you’re not taking on any new challenges. And in that case, after a while, perfection becomes a fraudulent trophy, don’t you think?"  

Her thoughts below are based on watching her son, a toddler, repeatedly fall down so many times she started applauding some of his better falls.  She goes on to explain how she noticed her son wasn't embarrassed about falling as he attempted to complete a physical task.  He wasn't concerned who was watching or what they may have thought.  She then penned the following insightful comment, "Falling, to him, is nothing more than the moment that lies between his attempts at greatness."  She goes on give this advice... (the bullet points are my idea.)

1. You should run hard when you can, for as long as you can.
2. When you can’t run… walk.
3. If there comes a time when you can’t walk… fall.
4. In general, when possible, it’s better to fall forward than backward.
5. When you get up enough energy, you might only be able to manage a crawl. 
6. If you’re too exhausted to move, lay on the ground and reach in the right direction.
7. But as soon as you can, get up.  
8. Many people finally succeed after getting up one more time than they fall.
9. We tend to measure faithfulness that comes in the form of heroic Biblical figures slaying lions, falling giants and becoming Pharaoh’s right hand man.
10. But in the Old Testament world and in ours, might the greatest act of faithfulness be getting back up and putting one foot in front of the other again.
11. What if Daniel would’ve let captivity break him?
12. What if David would’ve wallowed in his dad’s failure to recognize his potential?
13. What if Joseph would’ve stopped at being sold into slavery?
14. I submit to you that there would be no moment of triumph had it not been for the moment that they got back up.  

Have a good and godly day.